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UTAH STATE SENATE
UTAH STATE CAPITOL COMPLEX * 320 STATE CAPITOL

P.O. BOX 145115 * SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5115 * (801) 538-1035

        February 29, 2012

Mr. President:

    The Judiciary, Law Enforcement, and Criminal Justice Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 99, BACKGROUND CHECK FEE EXEMPTION FOR FIREARM PURCHASE, by Representative B. Galvez, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 1, Lines 13 through 16 :    

             13          This bill:
             14          .    allows a law enforcement officer currently employed and in good standing to
             15      purchase a firearm without paying the requisite background check fee as long as the
             16      dealer verifies the officer's employment and standing with the employing agency

  ; and

    . requires a dealer who provides a firearm to a law enforcement officer to use the NCIS system to run the background check  
.


2.    Page 4, Lines 105 through 108
    House Committee Amendments
    2-6-2012 :    

             105          (14)
  (a)       A law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 53-13-103 , is exempt from the

             106      background check fee required in this section for the purchase of a firearm if H. [the dealer verifies
             107      with the employing agency that] .H the law enforcement officer H. verifies current
             107a      employment by providing a letter of good standing from the officer's commanding officer and

             107b      current law enforcement photo identification. [is currently employed and in good
             108      standing as of the date of purchase.] .H
    
  (b) A dealer who provides a firearm to a law enforcement officer under this Subsection shall use the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to run the background check required by the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, Pub. L. No. 103-159, 107 Stat. 1536 (1993).      


1.    Page 4, Lines 105 through 108
    House Committee Amendments
    2-6-2012 :    

             105          (14) A law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 53-13-103 , is exempt from the
             106      background check fee required in this section for the purchase of a
  personal       firearm        to be carried while off-duty       if H. [the dealer verifies

             107      with the employing agency that] .H the law enforcement officer H. verifies current
             107a      employment by providing a letter of good standing from the officer's commanding officer and
             107b      current law enforcement photo identification. [is currently employed and in good
             108      standing as of the date of purchase.] .H
  This Section may only be used by a law enforcement officer to purchase a personal firearm once in a 24-month period.      


        Respectfully,

        Mark B. Madsen
        Committee Chair

Voting: 3-0-4
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